The 1889-constructed structure is redeveloped to create an international standard lifestyle boutique hotel. It will comprise a bar/lounge area with whisky snug and wine cellar, a restaurant with a private dining room and wine tasting, and 91 bedrooms and suites hotel.
As part of the conservation project, Interserve will replace sash and casement windows and timber shutters, repair a feature lead dome on the building’s roof, build good stonework, refurbish a feature staircase and cupola located on the stairs’ landing and replace or redress Scottish slates on the building’s mansard roof. In addition, the existing structures and fire escape staircase in the atrium will also be reconstructed.
Works commenced in June 2012 with completion scheduled for 12 months later. The hotel is expected to open in May 2013. British support services and construction group Interserve has been appointed as the main contractor of the refurbishment project.
